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7/16/14 Planning Together to Improve Outcomes for All Students U.S. Department of Education Office of Elementary & Secondary Education (OESE) Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (OSERS) Implementation and Support Unit


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Planning Together to Improve Outcomes for All Students

U.S. Department of Education

Office of Elementary & Secondary Education (OESE) Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (OSERS) Implementation and Support Unit (ISU)

What does the SSIP mean to you?

Making the connection between the SSIP and YOUR students

July 2014

Gregg Corr, Ed.D

Division Director Monitoring and State Improvement Planning Office of Special Education Programs

David Guardino, Ph.D.

Education Program Specialist Research to Practice Division Office of Special Education Programs

Session Objectives

  • Provide information on Results

Driven Accountability and the State Systemic Improvement Plan (SSIP)

  • Discuss OSEP’s efforts to enhance

program collaboration at Federal and State levels

  • Hear from State Directors on how

they are using the SSIP to partner with stakeholders to improve results for students

  • Discuss how the SSIP process can

support work in your State

Objective 1 Objective 2 Objective 3

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Objective 4

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  • State Performance Plan/Annual

Performance Report (SPP/APR) measures results and compliance and includes a State Systemic Improvement Plan (SSIP)

  • Determinations reflect State performance
  • n results, as well as compliance
  • Differentiated monitoring and support

focuses on improvement in all States, but especially low performing States

Components of RDA

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Core Principles

Partnership with stakeholders Transparent and understandable to educators and families Drives improved results Protects children and families Differentiated incentives and supports to States Encourages States to target resources and reduces burden Responsive to needs

Principle 1 Principle 2 Principle 3

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Principle 4 Principle 7 Principle 5 Principle 6

OSEP Theory of Action

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Strands of Action If OSEP Then Then Then … provides guidance in a timely and responsive manner ..communicates its vision effectively … States will have the information they need to align their activities to OSEP’s vision …States will promote higher expectations for CWD …States, LEAs and EIS providers will have higher expectations for CWD, will access resources to provide effective interventions and services to infants, toddlers, children, and youth with disabilities …All infants, toddlers, children, and youth with disabilities will receive individualized services in natural settings and demonstrate improved educational results and functional

  • utcomes

… engages strategically with other ED programs, Federal agencies, States, grantees and outside

  • rganizations

… OSEP will more effectively leverage resources to improve services for CWD OSEP will increase the reach and impact of its work … provides differentiated resources and evidence- based information …supports the development of effective personnel that support CWD … States have increased capacity to support LEAs and EIS providers to deliver effective interventions …the number of effective personnel will increase … holds States and grantees accountable for clearly identified, measureable results …engages States in planning, assessment and evaluation … States put systems in place that lead to improved results for CWD and protect the rights of children and families

Leadership

Collaboration Technical Assistance Accountability

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Multi-year, ambitious yet achievable plan that:

– Increases capacity of EIS programs/LEAs to implement, scale up, and sustain evidence-based practices – Improves results for children with disabilities (and their families)

SSIP Purpose

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SSIP Conceptual Framework

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SSIP Activities by Phase

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Year 1— FFY 2013 Delivered by Apr 2015 Year 2— FFY 2014 Delivered by Feb 2016 Years 3-6— FFY 2015-18 Feb 2017- Feb 2020

Phase I Analysis Phase II Plan Phase III Evaluation

  • Data Analysis;
  • Infrastructure

Analysis;

  • State-identified

measureable result;

  • Coherent

Improvement Strategies;

  • Theory of Action.
  • Multi-year plan

addressing:

  • Infrastructure

Development;

  • Support EIS

Program/LEA in Implementing Evidence-Based Practices;

  • Evaluation Plan.
  • Reporting on

Progress including:

  • Results of

Ongoing Evaluation;

  • Extent of Progress.
  • Revisions to the SPP
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How will OSEP Support States?

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  • SSIP Implementation Support activities,

including on site visits and desk support

  • All States will get TA on SSIP development

and general TA from OSEP-funded TA Centers

  • Targeted and intensive TA based on

determinations and SSIP

  • Connecting our work with Early Learning, SIG

and ESEA Flex

How will OSEP Support States?

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Technical Assistance and Dissemination (TA&D)

  • The Department’s primary vehicle under

the IDEA for providing educators, policymakers, other service providers, and parents of children with disabilities with information on effective practices for meeting the needs of children with disabilities and their families.

  • The program makes competitive awards to

provide technical assistance, support model demonstration projects, disseminate useful information, and implement activities that are supported by scientific research.

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Technical Assistance on School, LEA, and SEA Improvement Frameworks

  • The Center on Positive Behavior

Intervention & Supports

  • http://www.pbis.org/
  • SWIFT Center on Inclusive School-wide

Reform

  • http://www.swiftschools.org/

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Technical Assistance on School, LEA, and SEA Improvement Frameworks

  • Early Childhood Technical Assistance Center
  • http://www.ectacenter.org/
  • State Implementation and Scaling-Up of

Evidence Based Practices

  • http://sisep.fpg.unc.edu/

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Where are the connections?

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All Students have access to instruction aligned with college and career ready standards States, locals, and schools are accountable to raise performance and close achievement gaps All teachers are evaluated more accurately to support improvements to teaching and learning

ESEA Flex (OESE/SASA) Results Driven Accountability (OSEP) School Turnaround (OESE/OST)

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  • To improve results for children with

disabilities, OSEP needed to collaborate with

  • ther ED programs

– Monitoring – Technical assistance

Collaboration – Federal Level

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  • Encouraging State Special Education Staff to

participate in ESEA Flex, School Turnaround and RTT conference calls and visits

  • Including staff from other ED offices in SSIP

Implementation Support Pilot visits

  • Conducting joint visits

Promoting Collaboration at the State Level

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  • Aligning State initiatives and improvement

efforts included in SSIP

  • Stakeholder involvement in development of

SSIP

  • Encouraging States to include general ed

partners in SSIP Implementation Support Visits and Calls

Promoting Collaboration at the State Level

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Conversation with State Partners

Barbara Guy Ph.D Iowa Department of Education Bureau of Learner Strategies & Supports barbara.guy@iowa.gov Monica Verra-Tirado Ed.D Florida Department of Education

Exceptional Education and Student Services Monica.Verra-Tirado@fldoe.org

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Conversation with State Partners

  • Effective strategies for collaboration
  • SSIP integration
  • LEA capacity
  • Stakeholder engagement
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Questions?

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  • Improved outcomes for our children with

disabilities:

– Closing the gap – Improved graduation rates – Improved assessment proficiency – Better futures—employment, postsecondary education and training, independent living

Where Are We Going?

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Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services

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Gregg Corr, Ed.D Division Director Monitoring and State Improvement Planning Office of Special Education Programs (202) 245-7309 Gregg.Corr@ed.gov David Guardino, Ph.D. Education Program Specialist Research to Practice Division Office of Special Education Programs (202)245-6209 David.Guardino@ed.gov